John Chambers wrote:
...
> Happy Birthday, which doesn't seem to be on the Web in ABC form. I'd
> add it, but I happen to know that it's under copyright. (Two points
> to the first person to name the copyright holder. ;-)
Words: P. Hill
Music: M. Hill
Copyright Birch Tree Group Ltd.
(sorry, John, I cheated. I included the tune in a guitar tutorial I
published a while ago, so I had to know ;)
>
> The responses that I've received may be summarized as "That's not our
> problem." The situation seems to be that they own the copyright, and
> finding out about it is your problem. About the only reliable way to
> discover who owns a tune is to make a recording, and hope that
> someone sues you for infringement.
Sometimes you can get away with it. Just lokk at "Love me tender" and
"Twist and shout".
Frank Nordberg
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